Handball World Championship 2001

15th Women's Handball World Championship 2001
15th Women's Handball World Championship
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Russia (1st title)
venue	Italy
Opening game	04th December 2001
Endgame	December 16, 2001
Top scorer	Ausra Fridrikas (87 goals)
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The 15th women's handball world championship was held from December 4th to 16th, 2001 in Italy . A total of 24 teams initially competed against each other in four groups in a preliminary round. This was followed by elimination games with round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals as well as placement games for places 3 to 6. World champions 2001 Russia became after a 30:25 victory in the final against Norway.

Preliminary round

Group A

country	Games	S.	U	N	Goals scored	Goals conceded		Pt
Denmark	5	5	0	0	141	98	43	10
France	5	4th	0	1	135	102	33	8th
People's Republic of China	5	3	0	2	130	142	−12	6th
Netherlands	5	1	1	3	117	121	−4	3
Ukraine	5	0	2	3	120	145	−25	2
Macedonia	5	0	1	4th	110	145	−35	1

Ukraine	28-28	Netherlands
France	31 - 17	Macedonia
Denmark	36 - 24	People's Republic of China
Netherlands	21-22	France
People's Republic of China	32 - 29	Ukraine
Macedonia	22 - 31	Denmark
Netherlands	23-24	People's Republic of China
Ukraine	22-22	Macedonia
France	20-21	Denmark
Macedonia	24-29	Netherlands
France	29-18	People's Republic of China
Denmark	30-16	Ukraine
People's Republic of China	32 - 25	Macedonia
Ukraine	25-33	France
Denmark	23-16	Netherlands

Group B

country	Games	S.	U	N	Goals scored	Goals conceded		Pt
Sweden	5	5	0	0	135	116	19th	10
Hungary	5	4th	0	1	142	117	25th	8th
Spain	5	3	0	2	136	128	8th	6th
Angola	5	2	0	3	126	116	10	4th
Romania	5	1	0	4th	129	135	−6	2
Republic of the Congo	5	0	0	5	95	151	−56	0

Hungary	24-23	Angola
Romania	25-29	Spain
Sweden	29-21	Republic of the Congo
Angola	28-27	Romania
Republic of the Congo	15 - 35	Hungary
Spain	24-27	Sweden
Angola	27-13	Republic of the Congo
Romania	22-26	Sweden
Hungary	27-23	Spain
Sweden	30-29	Hungary
Romania	29-25	Republic of the Congo
Spain	29 - 28	Angola
Hungary	27-26	Romania
Republic of the Congo	21 - 31	Spain
Sweden	23-20	Angola

Group C

country	Games	S.	U	N	Goals scored	Goals conceded		Pt
Russia	5	5	0	0	142	107	35	10
Yugoslavia	5	3	1	1	168	122	46	7th
Austria	5	3	1	1	146	129	17th	7th
South Korea	5	2	0	3	146	133	13	4th
Japan	5	1	0	4th	115	151	−36	2
Greenland	5	0	0	5	77	152	−75	0

Russia	31-23	Japan
South Korea	29 - 31	Austria
Yugoslavia	35-13	Greenland
Austria	20 - 27	Russia
Japan	18 - 35	Yugoslavia
Greenland	12-27	South Korea
Japan	22-30	Austria
Yugoslavia	39 - 31	South Korea
Russia	29-13	Greenland
South Korea	23-26	Russia
Yugoslavia	31 - 31	Austria
Greenland	19-27	Japan
Russia	29 - 28	Yugoslavia
South Korea	36 - 25	Japan
Austria	34-20	Greenland

Group D

country	Games	S.	U	N	Goals scored	Goals conceded		Pt
Norway	5	5	0	0	175	91	84	10
Slovenia	5	4th	0	1	147	114	33	8th
Brazil	5	3	0	2	123	130	−7	6th
Italy	5	2	0	3	109	122	−13	4th
Tunisia	5	1	0	4th	102	134	−32	2
Uruguay	5	0	0	5	90	155	−65	0

Slovenia	25-22	Tunisia
Norway	37-22	Brazil
Italy	26-22	Uruguay
Brazil	23 - 36	Slovenia
Uruguay	11-48	Norway
Tunisia	20-25	Italy
Brazil	23-18	Uruguay
Norway	30-18	Tunisia
Slovenia	28-21	Italy
Tunisia	18 - 31	Brazil
Slovenia	34 - 16	Uruguay
Italy	16-28	Norway
Uruguay	23-24	Tunisia
Norway	32 - 24	Slovenia
Italy	21 - 24	Brazil

Round of 16

Austria	26-21	Slovenia
Denmark	30-18	Angola
Brazil	22 - 38	Yugoslavia
Sweden	23-21	Netherlands
Spain	25-32	France
Norway	29-25	South Korea
People's Republic of China	23-24	Hungary
Russia	24-19	Italy

Quarter finals

France	26-29	Norway
Russia	30-23	Hungary
Denmark	27-26	Austria
Yugoslavia	32-18	Sweden

Placement games 5–8

Austria	33-36	Hungary
France	22-21	Sweden

Semifinals

Denmark	20-26	Russia
Norway	34 - 33 a.d.	Yugoslavia

Placement game 7–8

Austria	33 - 31	Sweden

Placement game 5-6

Hungary	30 - 31	France

Small finale

Denmark	40 - 42 a.d.	Yugoslavia

final

Russia	30 - 25	Norway

Placements

1 Russia

2 Norway

3 Yugoslavia

4 Denmark

5 France

6 Hungary

7 Austria

8 Sweden

9 Slovenia

10 Spain

11 People's Republic of China

12 Brazil

13 Angola

14 Netherlands

15 South Korea

16 Italy

17 Romania

18 Ukraine

19 Tunisia

20 Japan

21 Macedonia

22 Republic of the Congo

23 Uruguay

24 Greenland

swell

• International Handball Federation (PDF file; 28 kB)